ON THE INTERACTIVE RADAR. THREE PEOPLE ARE BEHIND BARS ACCUSED OF STEALING A 6 MILLION DOLLAR VIOLIN. THE 300 YEAR OLD INSTRUMENT IS STILL MISSING. NEW AT TEN: NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE HEIST ---AND THE MAYOR'S CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH ONE OF THE SUSPECTS. WE BEGIN WITH 12 NEWS CHRISTINA PALLADINO AND THE KEY EVIDENCE THAT LED TO THE ARRESTS. "THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE SEEKING CHARGES AGAINST THREE INDIVIDUALS FOR THE JANUARY 27TH ROBBERY FROM THE CONCERT- MASTER OF THE MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA." MILWAUEE POLICE CHIEF ED FLYNN SAYS OFFICERS ARRESTED TWO MEN--AGED 41 AND 36--AND A 32 YEAR OLD MOTHER OF 5 AT THEIR HOMES MONDAY. 12 NEWS IS NOT NAMING THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN FORMALLY CHARGED. SOURCES TELL 12 NEWS THE TASER THE SUSPECTS USED ON VIOLINIST, FRANK ALMOND, IN THE PARKING LOT OF WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE LAST WEEK--LED POLICE TO THE THREE. CHIEF FLYNN WOULD NOT ELABORATE. "WE HAD SOME LEADS THAT POINTED TO THESE SUSPECTS, WE ALSO DEVELOPED PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, THAT SPECIFICALLY LINKED ONE OF THEM TO THIS CRIME." FLYNN SAYS NOW THE FOCUS IS GETTING THE VIOLIN BACK AND HE INDICATED IT HASN'T GONE TOO FAR. IT'S IN THEIR BEST INTERESTS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN EASILY BE DISPOSED OF AT SOME FUTURE DATE, IT WILL NEVER BE VALUABLE FOR A THIEF." POLICE CONFIRMED TWO OF THE SUSPECTS HAVE NO CRIMINAL HISTORY--BUT THE 41 YEAR OLD MAN--IS FAMILIAR TO AUTHORITIES. IN FACT-- HE MADE HEADLINES IN 1999 WHEN HE WAS CHARGED WITH STEALING THIS 25- THOUSAND DOLLAR SCULTPURE FROM THE PFISTER HOTEL ART GALLERY THEN TRIED TO SELL IT BACK. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE COULD BE ISSUING CHARGES AS EARLY AS TOMORROW. POLICE WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC A 100-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD IS STILL OUT THERE IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CALL THEM AT 935-7360.